rivero, in new york. >> we will all be watching. >> and a great day of american pageantry. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning americ >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead hundreds of thousands of at people expected across the district to what the inauguration of president barack obama. did before brothers who are head coaches going head-to-head in a super bowl, the colts against the 49ers. good morning, washington. i am cynne simpson. scott thuman will join us in the 5:00 hour from the west lawn

of the white house. now, jacqui jeras with the forecast. >> warm temperatures overall. today we will get a little sunshine especially this morning. more clouds expected in the afternoon. there's a cold front that could bring a sprinkle and a snow flurry late this afternoon into the evening. then we have a huge arctic blast on the way. we are thankful that will not be hitting us on inauguration day. that's tomorrow. 32 degrees at dulles, 35 at reagan national, 32 in manassas this morning. temperatures today will make it into the mid 40's this afternoon. then we will tell you about cold air on the way, in a few minutes. west a check on traffic and weather steve hershorn. >> the 14th street bridge, traffic is being allowed across. that will be the case for the

duration of the inaugural ceremonies. if you are heading across the 14th street bridge, the ramp to the ninth street tunnel, 12th street tunnel and the third street tunnel will be closed all day. you can get an overview navy yard. you cannot get into the mall area from the southeast southwest freeway. the memorial bridges closed except for pedestrians and special permits. there are no hov restrictions today. you will be sent off the hov lanes northbound 395 to the pentagon to continue into town. it's not the greatest idea to be driving across the 14th street bridge today into town. and you will be sent on to a pentagon, on the hov. third streets will be blocked off until 7:00 tonight.

metro rail is your best solution to this right now. a very busy day downtown. we hope everything goes great. back to you. >> thank you. we will speak with metro in a couple minutes. meantime, the today's inauguration of president obama the official swearing-in took place sunday at the white house. today's event will be the public version of an historic moment in a crowd of 800,000 expected across the district for the event. less than 1 million in 2009 for the inauguration. tahman bradley begins our coverage. >> i solemnly swear. >> president obama's second term is officially under way. the constitution requires that he takes the oath of office yesterday, but today is when the american people celebrate his second inaugural. it is also dr. martin luther king jr.'s birthday. the president will honor him by swearing in publicly with a bible once used by the civil rights leader sandy will also

plays his hand on a bible once used by a bleak and. 800,000 people are expected to pack the national mall. >> what we are doing is celebrating each other and celebrating this incredible nation that we call home. >> the president and vice president along with their families will begin the day by attending church at st. john's across from the white house, a tradition. the swearing-in is followed by the big parade and the inaugural ball. security is tight. 13,000 military and law- enforcement personnel will watch over the proceedings. >> protecting an event this large with this many venues and this number of people coming requires a lot of coordination and organization. >> mr. obama and the first lady overnight with supporters at inaugural reception showed off their love. president>> i love her bangs. she looks good. >> it has been a thrill to watch

this handsome, charming individual grow into the man and the president who he is. today he will reach out to some of the people voted against him and call on washington to come to common ground. >> it is difficult to get around with all the crowd. expect it will be worse today than yesterday. you can check our website wjla.com for full list of closures. remember, if you are taking a taxi in d.c. today, the taxi commission has authorized a $1 fee for each additional passenger. that starts at 4:00 a.m. until midnight. traffic expected to be so bad around the capital, people are urged to take metro. dan is on the line a metro

spokesman. all hands on deck today. absolutely. we are looking forward to a smooth and successful day. if we expect large crowds. plan ahead if you are planning to take metro. we have a complete metro inauguration landing page on our web site that tells you all the information you need. we want folks to keep in mind there are crustaceans closed today. smithsonian, archives, and mount vernon square. >> people are getting an early start this morning. crowds already forming at the vienna metro station this morning. tell us a little about as far as planning goes, commemoratives smartrip cards are sold out. is there something else people need to do to avoid the lines? greta lot of people took our

advice and got their smartrip cards in advance which is really good, because that will ease the lines today. the lines that you saw at power line stations when the system opened, i believe, or the early birds waiting on the first train or two to go through the system. we're not seeing those crowds continue. that appeared to be in a pre- opening surge. the trains are running on all five lines right now and people are making their way down towards the national mall. the first trains are just getting ready to roll through downtown. >> you'll have ambassadors on hand to help them navigate. >> that's right. we have about 200 metro ambassadors, employees volunteer to work today from departments that don't normally operate on the frontlines. its people out of human resources and our legal department and accountants out there to help and provide direction and assistance for

visitors who may not be familiar with metro. you'll find them in reflective yellow vests. >> thanks so much for joining asks dan. >> my pleasure. >> the presidents, vice president, and their families had a candlelight celebration at the national building museum. but not everything went as planned. >> a truly magnificent first lady michelle obama and the guy she hangs out with, my friend, president barack obama. [cheers and applause] hey. [cheers and applause] >> there they are. a little glitch. then they did come out. >> make sure you know that what

we are celebrating is not the swearing in of a president. what we are doing is celebrating each other and celebrating this incredible nation that we call home. >> he told supporters that he will need them to work hard to help them accomplish his second term goals including immigration reform. the theme of this inauguration weekend, "our people, our future." on saturday a day of service was held honoring martin luther king's legacy. president and mrs. obama spruced up and elementary school in northeast d.c. the inaugural committee hosted a service summit on the national mall. people signed up to volunteer to help hundreds of organizations. we invite you to stay with abc 7 news for complete coverage of the inauguration. we have your inauguration guide on wjla.com which includes a

full list of road closures. prince george's county, one person hospitalized after a fire at a duplex. flames broke out late sunday on 24th place. the victims suffered cardiac -- a fourth person suffered cardiac arrest. that person's condition is not known. several pets were rescued. no word on what caused the fire. 4:40 is the time. still to come, celebration time for ravens fans. let the celebrations continue. fans packed the streets. hear what the the ravens head coach had to say about taking on his brother, 49ers head coach jim harbaugh. also, fun facts about past inaugurations. we will be right back.

>> good morning, washington. i am meteorologist jacqui jeras. 4:43 is the time. an arctic blast is on the way bringing major changes. this is a satellite picture right now. if a little bit of clouds moving

in. we will watch for the cloudy skies this afternoon. there's a weak cold front approaching that could bring us a chance of a sprinkle or snow shower late this afternoon into the evening. if and join the 35 that we have right now in d.c., 32 in dulles, 28 in winchester and gaithersburg. the wind chill factor is a little colder than that. about three degrees to 5 degrees on average. tomorrow morning, wind chill factors in the single digits. partly cloudy and 35 degrees at 9:00 a.m. today, 42 degrees at noon, and a chance of a sprinkle or snow flurries at 5:00 at 46 degrees. let's see how traffic is right now, with steve. it's the roosevelt bridge, traffic is being allowed across on 66 eastbound into the district. if you are crossing the

roosevelt bridge, you're not getting very far. 23rd street is as far as you get unless you have a special permit. if you take the exit to the left would say if she to the eastern expressway, if you will not get as far as 18th street. the best thing to do it is turn left at 20th street off the eastern expressway from the roosevelt bridge and avoid trouble. there are metro stations closed today for the ongoing inauguration activity. archives, mount vernon square, and smithsonian are closed. if you have tickets for the inauguration, use the union station, judiciary square, capitol south, and federal centers southwest's stations. those are pretty much only for inauguration tickets holders. l'enfant plaza, gal replace, if you don't have a ticket. the parking lots will be filling up very early this morning, so have a backup plan in case you get to the parking lot and it is

full. that's a real possibility with metro having opened at 4:00 this morning. back to you. >> thank you. 4:45 right now. let's turn to exports. super bow 47l. john harbaugh is taking on his little brother jim harbaugh in the super bowl in new orleans. the two brothers on 20 -- in 2011 became the first brothers to coach against each other in nfl game. >> we will try to stay out of that business. i could not be more proud of jim. watching that team play, they do reflect his personality. they have a great staff and physical players. >> the super bowl will mark the last game for ravens star ray

lewis. he is retiring after the postseason -- announced he would be retiring after the postseason. ravens fans taking to the streets of baltimore on sunday night celebrating a big victory. they will not able to give their congratulations directly to the team this morning. a spokesman for bwi marshall airport says the fans are discouraged from coming to the airport, but there will not be an opportunity for them to meet the team. san francisco 49 is considered five point favorites in the super bowl. they made a record come back in sunday's game against the falcons, overcoming a 17-0 deficit, beating the dirty birds 28-24. this will be the 49ers first super bowl since 1995. your time on this monday morning, 4:47, 32 degrees. a birthday party takes a deadly

turn in prince george's county. latest

>> in prince george's county, the search continues for the personal shot and killed a 15- year-old boy as he stepped outside a birthday party saturday night on webster lane in fort washington in the 7700

block. now more. >> the joy of celebrating a birthday party was shattered just before midnight in this fort washington neighborhood when a young man attending the event was gunned down. the 16-year-old marcus jones of fort washington was shot near his car soon after leaving the home. this person lives nearby and said that he heard the sound of gunfire. >> i had just got in the house five minutes and i heard a few shots and it sounded like gunfire. i went to the door and i heard a fourth shot. >> then he has said he thought 20 saw could of been the suspect running away. >> i have not seen drugs or alcohol. the kids looked like they were well mannered and well-dressed. you would not think there was a problem, but obviously there was. >> frederick has lived in this gneighborhood for a generation.

>> you never know what to do >> . and number of young men were seen argument outside their homes earlier in the evening but police have not determined a motive. prices it is sad, because we never have any incidents down here. i've been here 20 years and have never heard of one problem. >> jay korff reporting. >> looking at 32 degrees right now. next, what planted barbara walters in a d.c. hospital. and who landed the first television

>> good morning, washington. i meteorologist jacqui jeras. it's a martin luther king jr. holiday and inauguration day. 35 degrees at reagan national. we cannot complain. this will feel balmy compared to the arctic air that will be invading our region by this time tomorrow. if it will be bitterly cold. 32 at dulles, 28 in winchester, 30 in martinsburg. we have a little breeze coming in out of the south today. if the wind chill factor down three degrees from the temperature you see on the thermometer. it feels like 30 in manassas and 32 in culpeper. it feels like 27 degrees in annapolis. we have a little cloud cover

across the region, but it will be temporary. some peaks of sunshine especially this morning, with more cloudiness this afternoon. really cold air up to our north and west already, waiting to plunge into our area. if we will see some big changes here with temperatures in the teen's overnight. today's forecast partly sunny chance of a late-day sprinkle or snow flurries. temperature between 43 and 48 degrees. seven-day forecast coming up at the top of the aisle. now let's check on traffic with steve >> . if you are headed northbound on 395 in hov lanes, you will be sent off at the pentagon. hov restrictions have been lifted. no access to the floor thfour lower 14th street bridge the ninth street tunnel and third street tunnel and another tunnel call will be closed today. marc rail, you have to buy

reserved tickets. there's no vre service. metro rail service starting at 9:00 -- ef4 o'clock this morning and ending at 9:00 tonight. >> barbara walters is in the d.c. hospital after falling at an inauguration party at an ambassador zalman. a spokesperson of abc said that the 83-year-old fell saturday night on the steps of the residents of the british ambassador to the u.s.'s home. to mistaken to a hospital for examination. she was alert and was telling everyone what to do. so that's a good sign. it's not clear when she will be released from hospital. katie couric will have the first on-camera interview with an odor dame football star manti te'o. he claims he was the victim of a hoax after it was revealed that his deceased girlfriend never existed. if she will interview him and

his parents. they are speaking for the first time on camera. the interviews thursday at 4:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. 4:57 is your time, 32 degrees. still ahead, scott thuman is joining us near the capitol with a preview of the inauguration and he will fill us in on the suspense over what mrs. obama will be wearing to